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SKII for $229 Shipped - NO Contract Required
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Posted by: bradolson

At Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...6558349-5056728

$199 with contract, or see the "More Buying Choices" menu on the right to get it for $229 shipped w/o contract.

Posted by: DOPE

Good find!

Posted by: badass bunny

wow good price!

Posted by: nin1974

when do you think they'll get them In Stock?

Posted by: ski2dude

I just ordered one and the estimated shipping date is November 8th.

BTW, will the SIM from my 6800 work in the Sidekick?

Thanks,
Ski

Posted by: Blitz Fist

wow you can't even get it that cheap on eBay! and only 30 bucks more w/o contract, thats kinda fishy though...

Posted by: rockrocks

Quote:

Originally posted by ski2dude
I just ordered one and the estimated shipping date is November 8th.

BTW, will the SIM from my 6800 work in the Sidekick?

Thanks,
Ski

yes, all tmobile sims will work on all tmobile phones/ handhelds.

Quote:

Originally posted by Blitz Fist
wow you can't even get it that cheap on eBay! and only 30 bucks more w/o contract, thats kinda fishy though...

once amazon starts stocking it, they will most likely have huge mail in rebates for contract-signing new customers.

Posted by: ski2dude

Quote:

Originally posted by rockrocks
yes, all tmobile sims will work on all tmobile phones/ handhelds.

once amazon starts stocking it, they will most likely have huge mail in rebates for contract-signing new customers.

That's funny actually... some tmo rep in a tmo retail store was telling me I needed a new SIM for the SK. I thought I'd just need to get the SK service added to my account but he told me otherwise. Go figure. I always though a SIM is a SIM is a SIM as long as you're with the same provider or the phone is unlocked and the same technology (ie not Nextel iDEN).

Thanks for the help though! Hopefully I get my SKII when it comes in to Amazon.

Posted by: comicgal

Quote:

Originally posted by ski2dude
I just ordered one and the estimated shipping date is November 8th.

BTW, will the SIM from my 6800 work in the Sidekick?

Thanks,
Ski

Just received my UPS tracking number from UPS for my SKII. Whoo-hoo, here I was thinking I wouldn't be getting this baby til next month and now I'll have it by next Monday... sweet! ××××, now I'm impatient!

Posted by: librerongeur

you can use your existing sim, but t-mobile has to OTA it with the sidekick info.

Posted by: jac

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Originally posted by comicgal
Just received my UPS tracking number from UPS for my SKII. Whoo-hoo, here I was thinking I wouldn't be getting this baby til next month and now I'll have it by next Monday... sweet! ××××, now I'm impatient!

Curiosity - When did you order yours?

Posted by: comicgal

October 1st.

Posted by: nin1974

so you ordered your SK2 from amazon.com, right Comicgal?
now amazon.com jacked up the price for the SK2 WITH CONTRACT to $224.99 from 199.99. I'm glad i ordered mine when it was still "for free"

Posted by: comicgal

Hmmm... I got mine for $229 without the contract... yeah, I'm happy I ordered it earlier!

Posted by: nin1974

well, i signed a contract, so it's $199 then a Rebate for $200 off, so basically FREE

on amazon!! Well, i ordered mines on 10/7, think i'll get my SK2 early too?

Posted by: ski2dude

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Originally posted by comicgal
October 1st.

That sucks... mine didn't ship yet. Bought it w/o the contract on October 4th. Guess I gotta wait until they get more in. My estimated shipping date is still "November 8, 2004 - November 22, 2004"

(

Lemme know how you like it, Comicgal.

Posted by: nin1974

me too Comicgal

Posted by: Mysticales

Hell for THAT price, I might as well just sell the 1st sidekick and since that alone would sell for least 125-150... thats half of what I would pay for SK2 which is better.. I mean been debating if I even LIKE the sidekick, but its addicting and maybe I would be happier with SK2.. Hell.. still rather have the ipaq 6315 which does it ALL.. even more then a Symbian phone does.. I mean has keyboard too..

Which would you go for.. ipaq or SK2? I think Ipaq wins or?

But would be fun to buy it and sell it at 350 hehe or?

Posted by: nin1974

did you get the SK2 yet Comicgirl?

Posted by: comicgal

Sorry! Yes I received it on the 12th. I love the ×××× thing. The only problems I have with it is that you cannot change the start-up ringtone, you have to download ringtones from either TMO's website or get the developer key to upload them, the camera takes some getting used to, and you have to download an alarm (paid feature), calculator and Yahoo Messenger. But still, I love it, absolutely love it. I like the idea that I can customize it with the developer key.

Posted by: dannybear

I tried purchasing it off of Amazon.com and it somehow adds the 300 min package along with it when i click other buying options. I tried to clear my cookies and add again and it still adds it. I then called amazon and the guy tells me that the price advertised is a mistake and that never was the price for with out contract. He then told me to go to click on view service plans and all the way on the bottom it says purchase sidekick for 349.99 with out contract.

Has anyone confirmed the order with out contract and did it add the plan to your cart as well?

Thanx,
Danny

Posted by: comicgal

They must have added that after I had paid and placed my order because I purchased it with no contract and there was never anything like that put on my order. Whew... glad I acted early.

Posted by: ski2dude

OK, mine is finally coming. Prices changed drastically on Amazon's site though. Got it for $229 without activation and it shipped today after I called Amazon yesterday to ask why it showed as available for immediate shipment yet my estimate was still mid-November. She pushed it through and upgraded me to standard shipping for free. Supposed to be here next week... can't wait!

Posted by: jac

Well, UPS was nice enough to drop my SK2 off at my door today... Now I'm "Waiting for activation"

Question for y'all - Can I use my SK2 as a phone while waiting? Is there some kind of secret?

I've had TMo for years, so the SIM I put in was my standard phone SIM, I called and had the $20 Sidekick add-on plan added to my account...

Curiousity

jac

Posted by: ski2dude

I did the same but my sidekick service activated while I was on the phone with the tech so I didn't have to wait. I still don't have the Desktop Interface link on MyTMobile though so I can't get into anything there but it's only been a day. I ended up cancelling TZones and Txt Msgs on my regular plan and adding the sidekick service. A tech confirmed for me that I would get unlimited txt messages on my old Nokia under the sidekick plan if I messaged someone from it (not like I would though--- LOVE my sidekick!)

So far, SKII rocks and I haven't been able to put it down. And to think some Tmo Retail Rep told me these were for kids while real adults used Blackberries. I say

to him!

Ski

Posted by: jac

Yeah, just as I posted the last message, it activated... Oh well, it's all good. I did the same thing with Tzones and Text messaging. Honestly the only reason I'm going to pull out the old phone is if I need to pull in a signal at my in-law's place, as it's the only phone I've been able to use up there... I'll probably just end up keeping it in the car with a spare SIM as an emergency phone... I don't know though, I might see if it's possible to get two SIMS with my number, as I just bought a new Acura TL with built in Bluetooth, and I think I'll miss using it for handsfree... Oh well

Real adults may use Blackberry's, but let me tell you, at the bar tonight watching the game, I must have had 10 or 15 asking about my SK, though the wife might agree with that comment. Anyways, aren't most of us here at HoFo kids at heart at least? This is just my latest toy

I, too, don't have access to a desktop interface. I'm sort of looking forward to it as it'd sure as heck be worth the $10 to sync my WAY TOO MANY Outlook contacts and calendar entries to my SK... if it's not there tomorrow or Friday I'll end up calling... See if they'll give me a credit or something for it

Anyway, gotta keep playing, getting used to it before I get to show it off at work on Friday...

Posted by: jac

Alright, my desktop interface showed up... but I've got questions. Isn't my phonebook, notes and all that supposed to be somewhere online, as well as on the sidekick? How about the photo gallery? For some reason I thought I remembered seeing that somewhere. If not no big deal, I'd just like to know so that I can stop looking.

Also, when I look at the desktop interface page, it looks weird... And yes, that's a technical term. It has options for the "Get in sync" and doesn't give me a link to download it, just a picture and some text...

Anyway, it just isn't quite what I expected, any feedback? The only links on the entire page are for "AOL Mail" information, and links to the product pages for the SK2 and accessories...

EDIT: Okay, it looks almost as though I'm looking at a page that's meant for my sidekick. On the picture next to the "Get in sync" information, it states "log into your tmo account from your desktop" --- Uhm.... I am? I don't know... In fact, in the address bar I've got https://www.t-mobile.com/mytmobile/.../default.asp... When I try to shorten that, it kicks me over to the sidekick page automatically. Am I missing something?